Blue Denim (1959) Facts
| Director(s) | Philip Dunne |
| Producer(s) | Charles Brackett |
| Featured Cast | Brandon De Wilde, Macdonald Carey, Marsha Hunt, Vaughn Taylor, Roberta Shore |
| Total Facts | 6 |
Lee Remick, Diane Varsi and Hope Lange were all considered for the lead role of Janet.
Herb Alpert can be seen playing the trumpet in the band at the school dance.
According to Bobby Rupp, this was a movie that murder victim Nancy Clutter wanted to see. He mentions this in the book 'In Cold Blood' by Truman Capote.
Although it was initially scheduled to be released in the U.S. as "Blue Jeans," the title was changed to "Blue Denim." National Screen Service did print up posters with the original title, but they are rare.
This originally began as a Broadway play written by "Midnight Cowboy" author James Leo Herlihy which opened at the Playhouse Theater on February 27, 1958, ran for 166 performances and closed on July 19, 1958.
Twentieth Century-Fox announced that a sequel to 'Blue Denim' was planned, and would be called 'After Blue Denim' - the sequel was never made.